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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Parthicus, post: 4352736, member: 81887&quot;]Thanks for the kind comments and neat coins, everyone.&nbsp; That great Qarakhanid type with cheetah is new to me, I don&#039;t recall ever seeing that design.&nbsp; Re: lion versus panther, I admit that my theory about the identity of the feline on the OP coin is just guesswork, and I&#039;m not prepared to defend it in any very rigorous way.&nbsp; Identifying the precise species intended on coins from centuries ago can be tricky, especially if the artwork is not highly detailed or if many related species look similar.&nbsp; As for the story about Baybars&#039; attempted assassination of the future Edward I, unfortunately I have to make hard choices on what to leave out of my write-ups, and sometimes I just don&#039;t have room for a juicy story.&nbsp; For some of the poorly-understood coinages I like, this isn&#039;t a problem since we have so few solid facts.&nbsp; But for well-documented historical figures, I have to leave out lots of interesting details.&nbsp; I&#039;m posting a coin later today, whose subject has numerous full-length biographies devoted to him, and there&#039;s no way I can fit in everything.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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